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Improving early learning: Millions more needed for teacher coaching, student testing
Marjorie Cortez, KSL | Posted Oct 17th - 7:37am
If Utah wants to improve learning outcomes from preschool through the third grade, it needs teaching coaches, lawmakers were told Wednesday.
A first-grader lost his tooth, literally, so his principal vouched for him to the Tooth Fairy
Maddie Capron and Christina Zdanowicz, CNN | Posted Oct 16th - 11:32am
A first-grader in Wisconsin lost his tooth. And, in an upsetting turn, he lost his lost tooth.
California mandates later school start times
Adam Beam, Associated Press | Posted Oct 14th - 7:09pm
The bell doesn't ring until 8 a.m. at Lincoln High School, but by then freshman Briana Lopez has been awake for hours.
Former Utah teacher charged with illegal sex with teen
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted Oct 13th - 7:55am
A junior high school band teacher from the Granite School District accused of engaging in sexual relations with a 15-year-old boy now faces 16 felonies.
Utah records committee sides with student journalists in fight over campus police reports
Gretel Kauffman, KSL | Posted Oct 11th - 8:38am
Should campus police charge student journalists to look at the police blotter?
UVU offers emergency scholarships to students facing food insecurity
Dan Rascon, KSL TV | Posted Oct 8th - 10:02pm
The announcement came after school officials said a new study reported that 10% of UVU’s student body has gone without food for a day or longer.
2 of Torrey Green's rape accusers sue Utah State, allege a 'dangerous environment existed'
Jacob Klopfenstein, KSL.com | Posted Oct 8th - 10:31am
A lawsuit filed against Utah State University alleges that the university created a dangerous environment, violated Title IX and violated two women’s civil rights.
Possible closure of 2 Granite District elementary schools to be considered in November
Marjorie Cortez, KSL | Posted Oct 8th - 7:12am
The Granite School District Board of Education will vote in November whether to close one school in Taylorsville and one in West Valley City.
Summit encourages Utah junior high students to attend college, become leaders
Kim Bojorquez, KSL | Posted Oct 7th - 10:21pm
From carrying reusable water bottles to eliminating single-use plastics to combating racial and religious discrimination, middle-school aged students brainstormed ideas on how they can improve their own communities.
Task force weighs how to best connect youths to treatment
Annie Knox, KSL | Posted Oct 7th - 9:02am
Juvenile courts are no longer the go-between for youngsters who are accused of minor offenses but need behavioral treatment.
Process launched to update teacher discipline rules
Marjorie Cortez, KSL | Posted Oct 6th - 9:48pm
The Utah State Board of Education has launched a process to update board rules pertaining to the discipline of and standards for licensed school teachers.
Utah fourth-grader pushes for eco-friendly lunch room
The Associated Press | Posted Oct 6th - 9:15am
More than a year after she set her mind to do more to help the environment, a Utah fourth-grader has convinced her elementary school to switch from foam trays to biodegradable ones.
Concerns about test data could mean reprieve in letter grades to Utah schools
Marjorie Cortez, KSL | Posted Oct 3rd - 9:09pm
State-level RISE testing results are strikingly similar to previous years’ SAGE test data, according to state and national assessment experts, but local officials point to “red flags.”
Unaffordable Utah: Are student loans the next debt crisis?
Ladd Egan, KSL TV | Posted Oct 3rd - 9:30am
The bad news came when Mike Long arrived at the halfway point of a 10-year program to get his student loans forgiven.
Hunger on campus: How college students can get help
Anna Helhoski Of Nerdwallet, Associated Press | Posted Oct 3rd - 9:22am
When college students paying their own way have a financial hiccup, they have to make hard choices about how to spend their limited funds — and some turn to their food budget to close a gap
Which Utah colleges are growing and which are shrinking?
Gretel Kauffman, KSL | Posted Oct 2nd - 10:29pm
Overall, the Utah System of Higher Education grew about 3%, gaining about 5,400 students for a total enrollment of 189,351.
Utah’s $60,000 solution to keep school teachers from fleeing
Marjorie Cortez, KSL | Posted Oct 2nd - 10:01pm
Noting that teacher compensation is key to addressing Utah’s teacher shortage, a new Envision Utah report recommends that the state boost teacher starting pay.
University of Utah students make safety recommendations to school leaders
Kim Bojorquez, KSL | Posted Oct 2nd - 9:02pm
Lauren McCluskey’s murder nearly a year ago was the only murder reported among Utah universities' annual campus safety reports.
